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To: CyberAnt

I think that legislation applies to national cemeteries.


97 posted on 11/30/2006 7:51:30 PM PST by nicotinefiend (Son + Marine gunner + convoys + Syrian border = Mom + increased + nicotine + usage.)
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To: nicotinefiend
I think that legislation applies to national cemeteries.

They're the only places the federal government has jurisdiction. Several states have adopted similar restrictions that are more broadly applicable. I think they'll hold up to court scrutiny, because the courts have long accepted "time, place and manner" restrictions on the exercise of first-amendment rights.

The Patriot Guard Riders have, I think, exactly the right approach -- they put themselves between the mourners and the Phelpsholes' abuse, which they answer with engine noise or dignified silence. Don't be goaded into beating the ever-loving crap out of them -- they count on civil settlements to fund their sick little crusade.

118 posted on 11/30/2006 8:39:26 PM PST by ReignOfError
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